Comments on: Philly Parents Under A Microscope http://philadelphia.ismyhome.com/general/philly-parents-under-a-microscope/ a local perspective Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:38:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: humorworkz http://philadelphia.ismyhome.com/general/philly-parents-under-a-microscope/#comment-64 humorworkz Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:48:05 +0000 http://philadelphia.ismyhome.com/general/philly-parents-under-a-microscope/#comment-64 the sea of overindulgent parents who never teach their kids a work ethic, responsiblity, patience, and in some cases manners need a reality check. when the same kids grow to be teenagers, getting their own way at any expense seems to be only a matter of time until the opposition caves. having said that, my heartfelt thanks to parents who believe values must be taught by example. if mom and dad are happy, kids are happy;)) a few weeks ago on an atlantic city beach a mother and her three children were packing up mid-afternoon. one of the kids threw his cup and chip bag on the beach instead of the trash can. the mother's comments were priceless. she calmly said why would you leave your garbage like that...in the city you complain about people that leave garbage in the street...that's what you are doing, are you becoming like the people you complain about... she and the other children waited while the errant child put it in the trash. i applaud every parent who takes the time to lead by positive example. everyone in the family deserves time for themselves,time to be appreciated,and time to renew one's own energy...in order to have that time everyone has to give as well as take. if that means an 18 year old can walk to the bank or a well-loved 2+ year old has to wait a few minutes for another snack the so be it! the sea of overindulgent parents who never teach their kids a work ethic, responsiblity, patience, and in some cases manners need a reality check. when the same kids grow to be teenagers, getting their own way at any expense seems to be only a matter of time until the opposition caves. having said that, my heartfelt thanks to parents who believe values must be taught by example. if mom and dad are happy, kids are happy;))
a few weeks ago on an atlantic city beach a mother and her three children were packing up mid-afternoon. one of the kids threw his cup and chip bag on the beach instead of the trash can. the mother’s comments were priceless. she calmly said why would you leave your garbage like that…in the city you complain about people that leave garbage in the street…that’s what you are doing, are you becoming like the people you complain about… she and the other children waited while the errant child put it in the trash.

i applaud every parent who takes the time to lead by positive example. everyone in the family deserves time for themselves,time to be appreciated,and time to renew one’s own energy…in order to have that time everyone has to give as well as take. if that means an 18 year old can walk to the bank or a well-loved 2+ year old has to wait a few minutes for another snack the so be it!

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